[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters 2010 "]
[Site "Bilbao/Spain"]
[Date "2010.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Romain Edouard"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 {Whoa! No Ruy Lopez, no Petroff - thank you!} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 (8... Kf8 {has also been
quite popular recently.}) 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 $5 Qa5 $5 (11... Nc6 {
is the main possibility. In both cases, there are some side-moves to explore,
while it could go} 12. Nf3 Qa5 {getting back into the game. So there might be
some differences.}) 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qf4 cxd4 14. h5 $1 {#} (14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 Bd7 {is the usual (less fascinating) concept!}) 14... g5 ({Without
entering big calculations, I would say that Black has enough time to take on
c3, so} 14... dxc3+ 15. Ke2 {cannot help him defending.}) (14... Qxc3+ 15. Ke2
gxh5 16. Rab1 {would be very dangerous for Black: White will go Rxh5, Rxh6,
and Ng5-Nh7 in the event of ...Rf8. Still, maybe this is the line to be
checked, as the game looks clearly in White's favour.}) 15. Qf6 Rf8 (15... Rg8
$5 16. Qxh6 g4 17. Ng5 dxc3+ 18. Ke2 Nxe5 19. Qf6 Qd8 {could be a possibile
defense, the rook on g8 making a huge difference in this final position!}) 16.
Qxh6 g4 $5 17. Ng5 Nxe5 18. Nh7 Rh8 19. Ke2 $1 {#This is the proof that taking
on c3 earlier could hardly help. After this prophylactic move, Black suffers
huge troubles. White's king is in perfect position and Black has problems in
finding solutions.} Nxd3 (19... Qxc3 20. Nf6+ Ke7 21. Qg5 $1 Kd6 22. Qf4 $18)
20. cxd3 Bd7 (20... Qxc3 21. Rhc1 Qb2+ 22. Kf1 {just wins.}) 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22.
Qg5 dxc3 {#} 23. Ne4+ ({The silicon move} 23. h6 $1 {was winning! For instance:
} Bb5 (23... Qa4 24. Nxg4+ Ke8 (24... Kd6 {no longer works due to} 25. Qe5+ $18
{and c3 is hanging.}) 25. Qg7 Ke7 (25... Qc2+ 26. Kf1 Qxd3+ 27. Kg1 Ke7 28.
Qf6+ Kd6 29. Ne5 $18) 26. Qf6+ Kd6 27. Qe5+ $18) (23... Kd6 24. Ne4+ $1 Kc6 25.
Qe5 $1 Qa3 26. Rhc1 $18) 24. a4 $1 Ba6 (24... Bxd3+ 25. Kxd3 Qa6+ 26. Ke3 Qb6+
27. Ke2 Qb2+ 28. Kd3 $18) 25. Nxd5+ Kd6 26. Qe7+ $1 Kxd5 27. Rh5+ f5 28. Qd7+
Kc5 (28... Ke5 29. Ke3 $3 $18 {followed by d4+ and Qg7 mate (or Qd4 mate).})
29. Rxf5+ exf5 30. Qxf5+ Kb6 31. Rb1+ $18) 23... Ke8 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Nxg4+ Kd6
26. Ne5 {White is threatening Nc4+.} f6 {The only way to get some counterplay!}
27. Qxf6 Raf8 {#} 28. Qg7 $4 {Crazy move! Losing an exceedingly important
tempo. Difficult to know what Anand missed.} (28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7 Qa4 {
would be a totally different story, as it would be White to move! And for
instance, after} 30. Kf1 Qc2 (30... Qd4 31. Qf3 Bb5 32. Rh3 c2 33. Rc1 Qb2 34.
Qf4+ e5 35. Qd2 $18) 31. Qf4+ $1 Kc6 32. h6 {White should win.} (32. Rh3 $5))
28... Qa4 (28... Qb6 $1 {might be best!! Typical computer move, forcing White
to go Nf7+ according to the engine, as} 29. Qxd7+ $2 Kxe5 {should be much
better for Black, whose king is going to move back to d6 or f6, depending on
White's move.}) 29. Nf7+ (29. Qg3 $5 {was was still very tricky: probably
that's why Black should rather go 28...Qb6!} Qc2+ 30. Kf1 Bb5 $5 (30... Qxf2+
31. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Kxe5 33. Rae1+ $5 Kd4 34. Ke2 {should win for White.})
31. Nf7+ Ke7 32. Nxh8 Qxd3+ {Only move.} 33. Qxd3 Bxd3+ 34. Kg1 Rxh8 35. Rh3 $1
{Lucky move.} Bc4 36. Rxc3 Rxh5 {and Black keeps drawing chances, but I
believe White should still be winning.}) 29... Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Qc2+ 31. Kf1 Qxd3+
32. Kg1 {The difference between 29.Nf7+ and 28.Nf7+ has been huge, but White
should hold a draw anyway.} Qd2 33. Qg7 c2 (33... Rc8 $5 34. h6 c2 35. Qg3+ e5
36. Qa3+ Ke6 37. Qc1 {and White holds thanks to the following idea:} Qc3 38. h7
Qxa1 39. Rh6+ {Phew!} Kf5 40. Qxa1 c1=Q+ 41. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 42. Kh2 Rc8 43. h8=Q
Rxh8 44. Rxh8 $14) (33... Rh6 34. Rh3 c2 35. Qg3+ Ke7 36. Qa3+ Ke8 37. Rf1 {
with counterplay.}) 34. Qxh8 c1=Q+ 35. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38.
Kh2 {#} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters 2010 "]
[Site "Bilbao/Spain"]
[Date "2010.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Romain Edouard"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. c4 {Magnus absolutely needs to go for some full points, so he probably
plays c4 to try to get an "open game".} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5.
cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Ne4 Nd4 {#
} 12. Bg5 (12. Nc5 {is the main move here.}) 12... f6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bd2 {
This position has been reached four times according to my database, and
everybody went 14...c6. I guess Carlsen had an idea after that, but Kramnik
reacted well.} Be6 $1 15. b4 (15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 c6 {followed by ...Qd6, ...
Bd5/...Rad8 and Black should equalize easily.}) 15... Bd5 {After this simple
maneuver I feel Black has definitely no problem.} 16. a4 c6 17. a5 Nc8 18. Re1
a6 $1 {Strong blow. Black aims to go ...Na7-...Nb5.} 19. Nc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd5+
21. Kg1 Nd6 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Nb5 24. Kf1 Rad8 25. Rc4 Rd5 {#White is
under slight pressure here. Black's play, pushing pawns on the kingside, is
much easier.} 26. Bc1 Red8 27. Bb2 Kf7 28. Kg2 h5 29. h3 g5 30. g4 $1 Kg6 31.
Rf1 Be7 32. f4 $5 {#Magnus tries to react actively. Often the best way to
defend!} hxg4 33. hxg4 gxf4 34. Rxf4 Bd6 35. Rf3 Rg5 (35... Re8 $5 36. Kf1 Be5
{followed by some rook maneuver via ...Rd7 might be a better try.}) 36. Bxd4 $2
{Strange decision.} (36. Nxd4 Rxg4+ 37. Kf2 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 f5 39. Bc3 {seems to
be an easy draw - I hope not to be missing an idea.}) 36... Rxg4+ 37. Kf2 Nxd4
38. Nxd4 Rh8 {Now Magnus has clear problems with his king and pawn structure 
(b4-a5 on dark squares).} 39. e4 Rh2+ 40. Ke3 Rb2 41. Nc2 Rg5 42. d4 Rb5 (42...
Rg4 {should win at once, with the idea of ...Rb3+.}) 43. Kd3 Bxb4 44. Rxb4
R5xb4 45. Nxb4 Rb3+ 46. Ke2 Rxb4 47. Rg3+ Kf7 48. Rd3 Ke6 49. Ke3 Rb5 50. Ra3 {
#} c5 {I feel this moves gives White some chances to escape.} (50... f5 $1 {
could be a better try. I believe Black should win here.}) 51. dxc5 Rxc5 (51...
Ke5 {might be the last chance. To be honest, I feel again this should win for
Black. For instance something like the following line, which might be wrong
because I didn't push it deeply enough.} 52. Rc3 Rxa5 53. c6 bxc6 54. Rxc6 Ra3+
55. Kd2 a5 56. Ra6 a4 57. Kc2 Ra1 58. Kd3 a3 59. Ra5+ Kf4 60. Rf5+ Kg3 61. Kc3
Re1 62. Kb3 Re3+ 63. Ka2 Rf3 $19) 52. Kf4 $1 {Now Magnus defends excellently
and manages to make a draw.} Rh5 53. Rb3 Rb5 54. Ra3 Kd6 55. Ra1 Rc5 56. Rd1+
Kc7 57. Ra1 Kc6 58. Ke3 f5 59. exf5 Rxf5 60. Kd3 Rf3+ 61. Kc4 Rf4+ 62. Kc3 Kc5
63. Rh1 Rf3+ 64. Kc2 Rf5 65. Kc3 Rf3+ 66. Kc2 Ra3 67. Rh7 Kc6 68. Rh6+ Kc7 69.
Rh7+ Kb8 70. Rh8+ Ka7 71. Rh5 Re3 72. Kb2 Kb8 73. Rc5 Re6 1/2-1/2

